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Saturday, April 19, 2014

Easter Egg Nests

Over the past decade, we have made wee bird's nests in my kitchen every year about this time. From the oldest to the youngest, the grands have all participated. Usually, we make the nests from rice krispee treats and add little peeps and eggs. This year we tried something different as well. The nests are made using a 'Chinese Noodle Cookie' recipe.

1 cup chocolate chips (semi-sweet or milk chocolate)

1 cup butterscotch chips

3 cups chow mein noodles

Line a baking sheet with parchment or waxed paper.

Place chocolate and butterscotch
chips in large glass bowl.

Heat in microwave at full power, stirring every 30 seconds until chips are melted (about two minutes).

To make the nests of Rice Krispee Treats...press scoops of the mixture into greased muffin pans and shape into nests. Or simply forms balls of the mixture and create free-form nests with well-greased hands on a lined cookie sheet. Then call the wee grands...

...and let them fill the nests with 'peeps and eggs'. It's a fun Easter project for kids in the kitchen!

This year Lucy, the youngest grand (upper right), came to help me fill the nests. Some went home with her. Others are the place-cards for our family dinner this Easter.

If you are in need of some bird's nests for your Easter table...there is still time. Both methods are simple...and can be created in short order.